Newark settles suit by ex-cop accused of stealing from suspects
Lawrence Furlow (Newark Police) NEWARK – The city has agreed to settle a lawsuit by a former officer who lost his job after being accused of shaking down criminals for money, drug and guns. The City Council on Wednesday approved a $150,000 settlement for Lawrence Furlow and his defense attorney Thomas Ashley. The settlement will be paid through a city insurance trust fund. Furlow and Ashley filed suit against the city in May 2013 seeking reimbursement nearly $1 million in legal fees incurred..>> view originalBrothers among 3 arrested in Newark undercover drug bust
Edward Simmons (Essex County Correctional Facility) NEWARK – A pair of brothers were among three people arrested on drug charges Wednesday after an undercover police bust in the city's West Ward. According to Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura, detectives from his narcotics bureau spotted 38-year-old Edward Simmons pacing in the area of 14th Avenue and South 18th Street, where neighbors had complained about open-air drug activity. They looked on as Simmons handed over several items to a m..>> view originalHebda says he's staying in Newark to lead Archdiocese | Faith Matters
Archbishop Bernard Hebda says he's staying in the Newark Archdiocese.Ever since the coadjutor, or assisting archbishop, was given a second job last June as temporary administrator of the Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis, rumors have swirled that he would remain there. "The role of the Apostolic Administrator is by definition temporary and lasts only until the new bishop is installed. When that happens, the expectation is that I will come back," said Hebda in a wide-ranging, one-hour intervi..>> view originalNewark man convicted of robbery, attacking victims with rifle
Freddies CresporiosEssex County Correctional Facility NEWARK — A Newark man was convicted on Wednesday of robbery, aggravated assault and other charges related to two separate attacks in the city in 2014, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced. After two hours of deliberations in the trial, jurors handed down a guilty verdict against Freddies Cresporios, 21, according to a news release from the prosecutor's office. His sentencing is scheduled for March 7 before Superior ..>> view originalAuthorities arrest 3 of 5 men wanted in brutal downtown Newark ...
NEWARK — Police have arrested three of the five men wanted in connection with a bloody attack on a local man in downtown Newark last week, city public safety director Anthony Ambrose announced Wednesday. Man is brutally beaten in Newark Edited clips from a video of a brutal beating at the busy intersection of Broad Street and Market Streets in Newark, N.J. on Sunday, Jan 10, 2016. Warning: This video contains graphic and violent footage. (Video courtesy of FAMMTV.com, edited for content ..>> view originalFedEx employee accused of stealing six iPhones at Newark Airport
NEWARK — A FedEx employee was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly stole six iPhones inside Newark Airport and was caught when he went through a security checkpoint. DeAndre Camacho, 21, of Vauxhall, is charged with theft and criminal mischief, Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo said in a statement. As he left a FedEx facility inside the airport, he put his coat through an x-ray machine as part of the area’s security protocol, Pentangelo said. A cellphone — that had not be..>> view originalJury hears victim tell of horrifying Jersey City abduction, rape in 2013
JERSEY CITY -- A Newark woman told a horrifying tale of abduction and repeated raped when she took the stand today in the trial of a Jersey City man who has already been convicted of kidnapping and raping another woman in the same apartment. "I thought that when he was raping me he was going to start stabbing me," the 28-year-old testified today in the trial of Shawn Barrett 47, who is already facing up to life in prison when sentenced in the previous matter. The woman said on July 27, 2013 sh..>> view originalAt least 1 dead in Turnpike accident
NEWARK — A man was killed in a traffic accident on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday evening, a State Police spokesman said. MaryAnn Spoto | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The victim was a passenger in a Chevy Traverse S.U.V. that struck the toll plaza as the vehicle was heading onto I-78 near Interchange 14 around 7:15 p.m., said Trooper Reinaldo Cruz Jr. The driver had to be freed from the vehicle and was taken to University Hospital in Newark. Information on his condition was not immediatel..>> view originalNewark firefighter admits to withholding ledger during theft inquiry
Newark firefighter Latina Byrd, shown here in a file photo, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to withholding a financial ledger when she was under investigation for allegedly stealing from her fellow firefighters.File photo NEWARK — A Newark firefighter pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a hindering charge for withholding a financial ledger when she was under investigation for allegedly stealing from her fellow firefighters. Latina Byrd, 46, of Newark, pleaded guilty to the disorderly persons offense..>> view originalDevils' Mike Cammalleri misses morning skate but should play vs ...
NEWARK — Mike Cammalleri did not take part in the Devils' optional morning skate on Thursday, but coach John Hynes expects the winger to play against the Ottawa Senators at Prudential Center. Cammalleri missed Wednesday's practice because of the flu. "He should be ready to go tonight. I think he's just getting fluids, but we're anticipating him playing," Hynes said. "(Jacob) Josefson and Cammalleri both should be in."Josefson will return after missing 11 games with a left foot injury. He wa..>> view original
Thursday, January 21, 2016
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